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The Dawn of Art

98%Game Brain Score
graphics, music
story, gameplay
98% User Score Based on 168 reviews

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Explore the Chauvet Cave 36,000 years ago, with Daisy Ridley's voice as your guide. It's in the Ardèche gorges, in the south of France, that our ancestors drew humanity's first masterpieces, giving life to their beliefs.

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98%
Audience ScoreBased on 168 reviews
graphics10 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions

  • The Dawn of Art offers a beautiful and immersive educational experience, allowing users to explore the Chauvet Cave and its prehistoric art in a way that is not possible in real life.
  • The experience is well-produced with great visuals, soothing narration, and a captivating atmosphere, making it suitable for both VR veterans and newcomers.
  • As a free experience, it provides a valuable opportunity to learn about history and art without the need for physical travel, making it accessible to a wide audience.
  • The experience is very short, lasting only about 15-17 minutes, which may leave users wanting more content and depth regarding the cave and its art.
  • Limited interactivity and movement options, such as only being able to teleport to fixed points, restrict the exploration of the cave, which could be disappointing for users seeking a more immersive experience.
  • Some users found the narration and script lacking in depth and passion, which detracted from the overall educational value of the experience.
  • graphics
    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics in the game are generally praised for their beauty and quality, particularly in the context of a free experience, with some users highlighting the impressive visuals and production value, especially in a VR educational setting. However, there are mixed opinions regarding the overall graphical quality, with some expressing a desire for more photographic realism. Overall, the visuals contribute positively to the atmosphere and enjoyment of the game.

    • “Beautiful visuals, great and soothing narration, but the story was bleh.”
    • “Great graphics - short but great experience if you like to look at historic cave art (and it's free - so nothing to lose)!”
    • “Some of the best visuals and production value I have ever seen in a VR educational experience.”
    • “I was not overly impressed with the graphical quality, but this was free to try.”
    • “Fine for a free experience though, especially as the visuals were pretty solid.”
    • “I cannot wait for the day images are much more photographic.”
  • story
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story features beautiful visuals and soothing narration, but many users find it lacking depth and engagement, describing it as unremarkable and offering little additional information after the initial experience. There is a desire for a more interactive storytelling approach, suggesting that the existing assets could be better utilized.

    • “Beautiful visuals, great and soothing narration, but the story was lacking.”
    • “It doesn't really give you much extra information about stuff, so once you've seen the tour and watched the story mode, that's about it.”
    • “[0.5] game story”
    • “Now that we have the assets, how great would it be to construct an interactive story.”
  • music
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is highly praised for enhancing the overall atmosphere, with users noting its soothing qualities and beautiful integration into the experience. The combination of music, visuals, and narration creates a moody and immersive environment, particularly highlighted in the main documentary segment.

    • “Music, atmosphere, and visuals are really nice.”
    • “A moody, snappy VR experience with some soothing narration and music.”
    • “The main documentary is beautiful and has great music.”
  • gameplay
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay aspect of this software is heavily criticized, with multiple users noting the absence of gameplay loops and meaningful interactions, leading to a lack of engaging game-like experiences.

    • “There are no gameplay loops in this software, no 'gameplay', no meaningful game-like interaction.”
  • emotional
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is praised for its deeply emotional and connective portrayal of ancestral lives, enhanced by an artistic lens. Players find it to be a beautiful interactive film that offers a touching experience.

    • “A deeply emotional and connective look at our ancestors' lives and expressions through the use of an artistic lens.”
    • “Very beautiful interactive film and a touching experience.”
  • atmosphere
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere of the game is highly praised for its captivating music, stunning visuals, and immersive VR experience, creating an inspiring and engaging environment reminiscent of a short film and an intriguing guided tour.

    • “Great VR experience: very atmospheric and inspiring short film + interesting guided tour.”
    • “Music, atmosphere, visuals are really nice.”
  • optimization
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's optimization is noted to be somewhat inconsistent, with performance issues reported; however, many players feel that these issues do not significantly detract from the overall experience, which is enhanced by good graphics and strong narration.

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